Counting of the votes of the Assembly by-elections to the Baleswar Sadar and Tirtol seats that were held on November 3 is scheduled to take place on Tuesday amid tight security and Covid-19 restrictions. The results are expected to be announced in the evening.
The counting would begin at 8 am at the Baleswar Collectorate and the Jagatsinghpur SVM College, informed State Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sushil Kumar Lohani on Monday.The postal ballots would be counted the first and then the votes sealed in the EVMs would be counted from 8.30 am onwards, he said.The officials engaged for counting would wear facemasks and face shields and sanitise hands. The results would be out after every round on the Election Commission of India (ECI) website.